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[Q] Q: Going to get a Gear 2 ......should I?

Ok, so I am a sammy fan and have had samsung products since the Omnia.
Currently on an S5 (from an S, S2, S4 ...) and want a smart watch.
Drooled over what you guys were doing with the original gear but never got one.
Now I have an opportunity to get the Gear 2. I've looked at Moto 360 and LG R but they dont "do much".
So I am gonna buy a Gear 2 today but would love it if you guys could answer a couple of questions which I havent found the answer to on the interweb.
- I know the Gear 2 is Tizen but can it still run Android apps?
- Are there many apps (decent ones) for it?
- How customizable is it compared to the original gear?
- Are there custom ROM's for it?
Basically what I'd like to know is, if I buy this watch (6 months after release) will I still be customizing it in a year?
Thank you in advance.
GG

How to connect Samsung watch to lg phone.

I don't know if it's posted but if not this video helped me connect both my gear watches to my phone.
https://youtu.be/VrXwHh7EVnI

Yeah thanks I'm sure some might use. However the downfall for this with the gear s Is you are severely limited. At this point why own the gear s? You might be better off getting the gear s2 at this point. That or just get another cheaper smart watch that doesn't have 3g s2 capabilities.
There is a forum on the gear s part that they have been able to get it dang near fully functional but I and a few others haven't gotten it to work on the v10. It sucks as I prefer the gear s but if I can't get it fully functional with the v10 I might just try out the s2
Sent from my non-Mega loved v10 H901.

Can't get my Gear 2 neo to connect... I think the gear manager app on the play store only woks with gear s versions
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Zugshad said:
Yeah thanks I'm sure some might use. However the downfall for this with the gear s Is you are severely limited. At this point why own the gear s? You might be better off getting the gear s2 at this point. That or just get another cheaper smart watch that doesn't have 3g s2 capabilities.
There is a forum on the gear s part that they have been able to get it dang near fully functional but I and a few others haven't gotten it to work on the v10. It sucks as I prefer the gear s but if I can't get it fully functional with the v10 I might just try out the s2
Sent from my non-Mega loved v10 H901.
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I did just this,switched from the Gear S to the Gear S2.
As you,I actually liked the Gear S,but,I'm glad I made the switch,works well w/the V10.
My preference is the square/rectangle form factor,but,the S2 has quickly grown on me.They finally got the watchband right,flows right in w/the body of the watch & the clasp isn't clunky when doing desktop work.
I still have the Gear2,which is still my favorite watch by far & holding out hope that someone can get it to work w/Marshmallow.

KOLIOXDA said:
I did just this,switched from the Gear S to the Gear S2.
As you,I actually liked the Gear S,but,I'm glad I made the switch,works well w/the V10.
My preference is the square/rectangle form factor,but,the S2 has quickly grown on me.They finally got the watchband right,flows right in w/the body of the watch & the clasp isn't clunky when doing desktop work.
I still have the Gear2,which is still my favorite watch by far & holding out hope that someone can get it to work w/Marshmallow.
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Do u have the link if the forum that they are working on.

justice26 said:
Do u have the link if the forum that they are working on.
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Here's a couple threads on the topic,sounds like some progress may have been made for Lollipop devices since I last gave it a shot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2723862
Last post from above thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63363023&postcount=822
Link to new(ish) tutorial for GearS on non-Samsung devices (& other Gear devices Pre-GearS2,YMMV,I haven't tried this out myself):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63248411&postcount=451
Again,these are for the Gear2 & GearS,mods are NOT necessary for non-Samsung devices with the new GearS2.

Thank u

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2934307

I got it to work with my gear 1. Gear manage, pictures, everything just like if I had a samsung phone. Cannot get it to pair with my neo 2 though.

justice26 said:
I got it to work with my gear 1. Gear manage, pictures, everything just like if I had a samsung phone. Cannot get it to pair with my neo 2 though.
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Is your gear 1 on tizen?
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No I believe it's jelly bean
v700xxubna6 firmware

justice26 said:
No I believe it's jelly bean
v700xxubna6 firmware
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Damn.. Ok. I was hoping you got it to work with nf1 or oa2. I can't stand the black background and not being able to install watch faces.
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How do I get a face watch on my Gear Fit 2 watch? I have an LG V10 phone and I have the Samsung Gear app. I purchased a face watch from Google, and now I need to get it on my watch. How do I do that? Any suggestions?

Thinking about buying a Gear S3 Classic, please help

Have the original Huawei watch.... Screens a bit burned in and looking for a replacement. Liked the HWatch, was ehhh with AW 2.0 so I'm fine with moving OS's. Looking around I don't see many options I really like outside of the S3 classic, however I have been reading nothing but horror stories about Tizen 3 update. Is it really that bad? If I'm going to be forced to run a nearly 18 month old watch on original firmware I might as well stick with what I got.
Any input to assist me here?

chrisokaly said:
Have the original Huawei watch.... Screens a bit burned in and looking for a replacement. Liked the HWatch, was ehhh with AW 2.0 so I'm fine with moving OS's. Looking around I don't see many options I really like outside of the S3 classic, however I have been reading nothing but horror stories about Tizen 3 update. Is it really that bad? If I'm going to be forced to run a nearly 18 month old watch on original firmware I might as well stick with what I got.
Any input to assist me here?
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Have Gear S3 Classic LTE version Verizon, with 3.0 and no issues
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I have the Gear S3 frontier on 3.0 and no issues. I get 2 - 3 days on a charge depending on the watch face.
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I also came from the Huawei Watch v1 and just got the Gear S3 Classic yesterday. The reason I switched was because I also do not like Android Wear 2.0. Overall, I do like the Gear S3 but I also miss the app selection and support of Android Wear. If all you're going to use the watch is for notifications with simple replies, then the Gear S3 will work for you. However, if you're planning on using the watch as somewhat of a phone replacement, then the Gear S3 is severely lacking in that category. The reason why I state this is due to the lack of app developers that support Tizen.
Forget about native Google Maps support on your watch, texting is really only done via replies, Fidme for loyalty cards, i.g. Starbucks, is hit or miss, etc. Overall though, as I stated above, if your main goal is just to have notifications on your wrist, have Samsung Pay, and don't mind using S Health for fitness, then the Gear S3 is an awesome device. If you need anything more, you're better off going with Android Wear for the full application and developer support on the platform.

Any way to get Tizen 4 on S3?

Title says it all. Anyone got any ideas since it doesn't look like Samsung is planning on releasing Tizen 4 for the S3?

I just want something better than S Voice. I have not used Bixby much, but surely it's better. For example, I would like to be able to call call "business name", and it do it, with it not being in contacts.

@mystik1
I'm the same way, but unfortunately "bixby" even on Tizen 4 is really just s voice with a bixby logo on it.
See here
https://youtu.be/vF8PRJYJ3bA

@jd_ashurst
Bah, that's really too bad. I got the Gear S3 over a different smartwatch because of Samsung Pay. Then they didn't include what made it special with the Galaxy Watch (MST). I like the bigger battery in the Galaxy Watch, but I held out to buy it...then when it didn't have MST, I bought the Gear S3 instead. I like it for most else, but voice search is useless.

mystik1 said:
@jd_ashurst
Bah, that's really too bad. I got the Gear S3 over a different smartwatch because of Samsung Pay. Then they didn't include what made it special with the Galaxy Watch (MST). I like the bigger battery in the Galaxy Watch, but I held out to buy it...then when it didn't have MST, I bought the Gear S3 instead. I like it for most else, but voice search is useless.
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I made the same choise, except, I chose the classic

Connecting gear 2 to new Samsung mobiles..

I just bought Galaxy Z Flip 3 and despite all my efforts I can't pair my Gear 2 ;(( The mobile can see it but just won't connect. Anyone got a cracked version of Samsung wereable or any workaround this problem? I really don't want to change to new smartwatch because Gear 2 is much superior with its videocamera all other smartwatches are basically the same crap in different cover..

So nobody willing to help,?

im currently using the same watch with my note 8. last year i ad a warning saying that galaxy gear 2 will only work from samsung phones 2021 and older. here's the link

im currently looking into this, so keep an eye on the forum

godefroy28 said:
im currently using the same watch with my note 8. last year i ad a warning saying that galaxy gear 2 will only work from samsung phones 2021 and older. here's the link
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